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#DECB26

#decb26 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decb26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.61% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 82.88% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.8°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5838

Complementary

  1. #decb26
  2. #2639de

Split complementary

  1. #decb26
  2. #2695de
  3. #6f26de

Analogous

  1. #de6f26
  2. #decb26
  3. #95de26

Triadic

  1. #decb26
  2. #26decb
  3. #cb26de

Tetradic

  1. #decb26
  2. #39de26
  3. #2639de
  4. #cb26de

Square

  1. #decb26
  2. #26de6f
  3. #2639de
  4. #de2695

Monochromatic

  1. #5d550e
  2. #9f9118
  3. #decb26
  4. #e8db68
  5. #f2ebab

Shades

#decb26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decb26
  2. #c8b722
  3. #b2a21e
  4. #9b8e1b
  5. #857a17
  6. #6f6613
  7. #59510f
  8. #433d0b
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#decb26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decb26
  2. #e1d03c
  3. #e5d551
  4. #e8db67
  5. #ebe07d
  6. #efe593
  7. #f2eaa8
  8. #f5efbe
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decb26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decb26
  2. #d5c42f
  3. #cbbc38
  4. #c2b541
  5. #b8ad4a
  6. #afa653
  7. #a69e5c
  8. #9c9765
  9. #938f6e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec703 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cc30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decb26 {
  color: #decb26;
}
Background
.bg-decb26 {
  background-color: #decb26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decb26 {
  border: 2px solid #decb26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decb26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 203 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decb26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decb26, #95de26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decb26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 203 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.84 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.34 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.40 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.49 #2134d9 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#decb26  rgb(222, 203, 38)  hsl(54, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2639de  rgb(38, 57, 222)  hsl(234, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#26decb  rgb(38, 222, 203)  hsl(174, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cb26de  rgb(203, 38, 222)  hsl(294, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple